Growth of Living Things at Symbio
Science
Syllabus Outcomes ST1-4LW-S
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$22.00
1x Teacher free per x15 students (Yr 1-6)
$30.00 per additional Teacher/Parent
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government. This price excludes transport. (Minimum charge of x35 students).
About
A visit to Symbio Wildlife Park means the chance to observe first-hand the features and changes of living things! Our experienced Rangers will walk your students through a variety of habitats and environments, giving them the opportunity to investigate how living things belong to different places which suit their needs, and describe observable features of living things and their environment. They can see what meerkats eat, how snakes shed their skin, and how kangaroos carry their young. Students will see the different stages in the life cycle of animals and examine how living things change as they grow and produce offspring similar to themselves. As they walk through the wildlife park with our experienced Ranger-guides, students will learn to identify and group plants and animals using their external features, and observe animals in enclosures designed to mimic their native habitats. They’ll gain an understanding of the importance of caring for our natural environment and discuss how we can improve a local environment to encourage living things to thrive. By the end of their action-packed day, students will be able to describe the ways the different environments of exotic and native Australian animals provide for the needs of living things – how they survive, change, and reproduce.
Syllabus Outcomes Addressed
ST1-4LW-S describes observable features of living things and their environments
Arrive/Depart
Full Day Excursion (4 Hours) 10am – 2pm
Time allocation for excursions can be tailored and adjusted to suit your individual school timetable and scheduling.
Transport
Would you like our help with transport? We can suggest a range of transport providers to help source and book a transport quote for you! We would highly recommend that you book directly through the transport providers.
Please be aware that we provide transport quotes as a service to help make your booking process easier for you. Transport companies are in no way affiliated with Ranger Jamie Tours.
What's Included
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Optional Extras
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Syllabus Content Focus
Key inquiry questions answered
- What are the external features of living things?
- How can we improve a local environment to encourage living things to thrive?
- How do living things change as they grow?
External features of living things
Students:
- describe the external features of a variety of living things(ACSSU017)
- identify and group plants and animals using their external features, for example:
- native and introduced plants and animals
- worms, insects, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals
Living things live in different places
Students:
- identify that living things live in different places that suit their needs(ACSSU211)
Living things change
Students:
- explore how living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves(ACSSU030)
Day Outline
| Arrival / Morning Tea in Amphitheatre / Toilet Break (approx. 20 minutes) |
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| Introductory Presentation | The day kicks off with a meet and greet with our enthusiastic Rangers followed by an exclusive and interactive live animal presentation. (approx. 45 minutes) |
| Grouping: Students are divided into groups of approximately x 30-35 students and allocated a Ranger guide for each walk. | |
| Lower Walk | Students participate in this walk for approx. 50-60 minutes. Your own private Ranger guide included. |
| Lunch / Toilet Break (approx. 25 minutes) |
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| Upper Walk | Students participate in this walk for approx. 50-60 minutes. Your own private Ranger guide included. |
| Wrap Up / Conclusion / Toilet Break (approx. 20 minutes) |
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Activities
Introduction and Live Animal Presentation: Start the day in the amphitheatre with your own exclusive live animal presentation. Meet a selection of five animals ranging from possums, lizards, snakes, reptiles, birds, and alligators. Please note that animals may differ from day to day, and while we endeavour to include as many animals in the presentation as possible, our primary responsibility is to ensure that animals and students are safe and comfortable, and we may elect to exclude an animal from the presentation at the Ranger’s discretion if it becomes distressed or agitated.
Two complete guided tours;
- Lower Walk: Get up close and meet farmyard animals – goats, chickens, roosters, sheep, llamas and guinea pigs – as well as dingos, wedge-tailed eagles, ring tailed lemurs, echidnas, wombats, Tasmanian devils and MORE! On this walk students can also get up close and personal with kangaroos and wallabies in an interactive zone.
- Upper Walk: Visit venomous snakes, pythons, lizards, koalas, crocs, red pandas, meerkats, monkeys, marmosets and MORE!
Locations
Symbio Wildlife Park
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$22.00
1x Teacher free per x15 students (Yr 1-6)
$30.00 per additional Teacher/Parent
+GST. As this program is an educational service, all GST charged can be reimbursed in its entirety by the Government. This price excludes transport. (Minimum charge of x35 students).
Request a Date
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Please note this is a tentative booking. After your booking request is submitted, we will be in touch via email to confirm the requested date and arrange the final details for the booking.
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Symbio Wildlife Park | Symbio Wildlife Park, 7-11 Lawrence Hargrave Dr, Helensburgh NSW 2508, Australia |